| 单词 | carrier pigeon |
| 例句 | “You do have a phone, right? Your parents aren’t forcing you to communicate via carrier pigeon, are they? Because that might be why no one’s calling you.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z "It's a carrier pigeon, so keep your hand away from it, OK?" The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z This lodestone of longing, this certainty, drew him to lead his companions ever westward through wild and unknown country, as unerringly as a carrier pigeon released from an alien loft. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The letter is sent off by carrier pigeon, a humorous device used throughout the play. Bewigged ambitions in Taproot’s ‘Bach at Leipzig’ 2013-05-23T20:25:47Z Five deeply expressive songs culminated in the last Schubert wrote, “Die Taubenpost,” a song about a carrier pigeon, “the messenger of a devoted heart,” sung with delicate but ineluctable pathos. Review | Baritone Holger Falk makes outstanding Washington debut 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z This apparently simple song is a radiant celebration of selfless love and constancy: a carrier pigeon carries the lover's messages through rain and shine and asks for nothing in return. Sunken Garden; Nabucco; Mark Padmore & Graham Johnson – review 2013-04-20T23:08:33Z Not to be confused with carrier pigeons, the extinct passenger pigeons were once the most common bird in the world. Wisconsin mural honors passenger pigeon extinction 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Seeing Mr. West treated like a pinball, or a carrier pigeon, is uncomfortable. The Battle for Kanye West Is Happening in Real Time 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Return mail came in by carrier pigeon, reduced to microfilm and transcribed by a battery of clerks sitting in front of magic lanterns. Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air by Richard Holmes – review 2013-05-18T07:45:02Z Yet another kingpin, one played by Laurence Fishburne, does his business from a rumpled Lower East Side rooftop where, to all appearances, he mainly superintends a flock of carrier pigeons. “John Wick: Chapter 2” Is Just a Trailer for Chapter 3 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z “But look what just arrived by carrier pigeon.” Heads Up: In Arkansas, a Medieval Castle Is Taking Shape 2010-07-28T21:03:00Z The digital carrier pigeon brought questions from married people this week, and from dutiful children and copy editors in search of a reunion meal. Diner's Journal: Hey, Mr. Critic: In Search of Fine Dining and Harbor Views 2011-04-20T18:02:52Z Share this message with your boyfriend, and voilà: carrier pigeon no more! I Want to Be Friends. She Doesn’t. But I Want to Be Friends! 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Her sister Norma is capable and dour, a strong agrarian with a flock of carrier pigeons. What made Amy Stewart leave garden bestsellers behind for the novel 'Girl Waits with Gun'? 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Say it every time they try to make you their carrier pigeon. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Don’t blame the messenger, divorced parents. Your behavior is wrong. 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z A sort of industrial carrier pigeon, popular long before email and Amazon, pneumatic tubes used to be common in office buildings, hospitals, department stores and such. Review: Spanish conquistadors and plastic vomit: That's 'Lifes' at UCLA Hammer Museum 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z If he continues to bat like this, he is well within his rights to deliver his pre-match message via carrier pigeon. Root shows why he is England's Atlas 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Adler spearheaded a number of moves to modernize Reuters, which gained fame in its early days for using carrier pigeons to relay scoops. Reuters to name Alessandra Galloni as its next editor-in-chief 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z According to Robert Gildea, a professor of modern history at the University of Oxford, England, carrier pigeons were important in World War I “as a rapid and fairly secure means of communication.” You’ve Got (Century-Old) Mail: Soldier’s Note Is Echo of World War I Era 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Or carrier pigeons flying through flocks of raptors. Don't pay any attention to Trump. Voting by mail in California is safe, secure and reliable 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z But without the trade war, there would still be a reckoning at some point for TikTok, as there was in turn for Twitter, Facebook, television, radio, the telephone, the telegraph and the carrier pigeon. Why TikTok was destined to land in Trump’s crosshairs 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Two taxidermy studies of carrier pigeons, with secret message capsules, sold for £240 and £170. Secret WW2 spy gadgets sell for £17k at auction 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z Why not let me and the readers know by dropping me an mail here, a tweet here, or send a carrier pigeon to Lee, The North. England v Australia: Rugby World Cup 2019, quarter-final – live! 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z One even shows where carrier pigeons were kept. Postcards from huge collection being donated to university 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z The star noted that he still communicates with Loughlin, joking that their correspondence is through “carrier pigeon.” Bob Saget addresses 'Fuller House' co-star Lori Loughlin's federal charges: 'It's a personal thing' 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z The project, codenamed “Catalina” after an island off the Southern California coast notable for once using a carrier pigeon network, was discontinued about a year ago, a Facebook spokesperson confirmed to BI. Facebook explored using a fleet of tiny, bird-sized drones to boost mobile internet speeds 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Suit planted orchards there and imported exotic animals, including English pheasants, California and South Pacific quail, white swans, carrier pigeons, booby birds and canaries. Perspective | Answer Man raises a glass to S.T. Suit, the whiskey king who created Suitland, Md. 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z “It’s like little carrier pigeons taking notes back and forth on who is going to get hit next,” McCarthy said. Athletes across the spectrum criticize sports for getting soft 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The British send Alan Bates, who trains carrier pigeons, to defuse the works, He takes brief refuge in the asylum, is greeted as the long-sought King of Hearts. More than 50 years later, 'The King of Hearts' remains a sadly apt take on war and madness 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z According to legend, carrier pigeons brought news of the Duke of Wellington’s triumph at Waterloo to Nathan Rothschild in London. Forecasting congressional votes could yield juicy returns 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z The program, called Palomas Mensajeras, which means "carrier pigeons," helps Mexican parents over age 60 apply for a passport and a tourist visa. Mexican program lets parents visit their children living illegally in U.S. after decades apart 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z A carrier pigeon that successfully collected top secret messages from France during World War Two is getting a blue plaque. War hero pigeon to get blue plaque 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Correction: This article stated that the Lacey Act was passed after carrier pigeons went extinct. Powerful lawmaker wants to ‘invalidate’ the Endangered Species Act. He’s getting close. 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z He thinks of musical influence like the process of sending off a carrier pigeon. A life in music: Robert Plant on Led Zeppelin, Alison Krauss and his endless wanderlust 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Johnson says the staff will communicate as necessary in other ways - by quill pen, perhaps, or carrier pigeon? North Carolina editorial roundup 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z He thinks it is already a relic of an earlier era, kind of like communicating by carrier pigeon or telegraph. ‘The Internet Is Broken’: @ev Is Trying to Salvage It 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z As a teenager, he covered high school sports for the Times-Picayune, sometimes using carrier pigeons to deliver his copy to the newspaper when telephones were hard to get to, Paul Minor said. Wilson ‘Bill’ Minor, ‘conscience’ of Mississippi journalism during civil rights era, dies at 94 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z No matter how a message comes in—by phone, e-mail, post, fax, carrier pigeon—it is entered into a software program known as a constituent-management system. What Calling Congress Achieves 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z "I'm not bothered about the goodwill gesture but they must have sent it by carrier pigeon anyway as that was last Thursday," Mr Peacock said. CCTV catches Asda delivery driver ramming car in Oldbury - BBC News 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Merchants milked the proceeds, helped by carrier pigeons from Baghdad bringing daily updates on shifting commodity prices. Crushed flowers 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Clinton could write notes and send them by carrier pigeon, or simply call people on an unsecured line and we'll still be safer than with Trump. Hillary Clinton’s 15,000 New Emails to Get Timetable for Release 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z It recognizes wartime bravery by animals, from carrier pigeons to a World War II commando collie. Marines Honor Horse for Korean War Valor 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z If Mr. Redstone wanted to communicate by carrier pigeon, that would be his prerogative. The Struggles of Today’s Sumner Redstone 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z No speaking, no whispering, no texting, no Snapchatting, no Morse code, no sign language, no carrier pigeons, no Words With Friends messages. 7 Great Ways to Avoid 'Star Wars' Spoilers 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Baldwin is one of the only - if not the only - Wilmington residents who fly homing pigeons, also known as racing or carrier pigeons. Wilmington man’s love of homing pigeons goes back years 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z He swiftly digested the financial news in the European newspapers on board, then recorded it in tiny bulletins on tissue paper that he strapped to the feet of trained carrier pigeons. From ‘Bubble’ to ‘Crash,’ the Incredible Origins of 7 Finance Terms 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z The new technology is the carrier pigeon, supplanting the old ox-and-cart postal system. Asterix is back and takes Rome into info age - BBC News 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z “The idea of a ‘moderate opposition’ in Syria is like the carrier pigeon or the dodo bird or pick your extinct species — it existed once upon a time, but now it’s extinct,” he said. Obama’s Syria ‘safe zone’ plan lacks moderate rebels needed to carry it out 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z "They're less expensive than motorcycles, are not subject to traffic delays, and the technology already exists for the drone to be programmed to 'home' to certain GPS coordinates, like a carrier pigeon," he explained. Drones Might Fly Blood Samples to Clinics, Study Finds 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Outsiders continue to envision the nation’s capital as a giant bureaucracy, full of graying old men who correspond with the rest of the world through hieroglyphics and carrier pigeons. How to Job Hunt in Washington, DC (Hint: USAjobs.gov is a Cyber Abyss) 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z It’s total madness that in 2015 there are still moments when employers or landlords want you to fax documents — you might as well send files by carrier pigeon. These Are the 5 Best iPhone Apps of the Week 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Write more apology letters, send apology messages by telegraph, set off apology carrier pigeons, and send apology smoke signals. Could The Media Be Any More Of A Jerk About A-Rod? 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Once there, the trucker would strap cigarette packs to the wings of carrier pigeons for hassle-free home delivery to Raqqa, some 175 miles away, according to an account on an opposition news website on Facebook. Islamic State: Smoking will kill you, one way or another 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z A firetruck sits close by - “The Jennys would backfire all the time and start grass fires,” Ward said - along with a carrier pigeon coop in one corner. History of flight in Texas comes to life 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Any journalist who agreed with Gen. David Petraeus is a “docile carrier pigeon.” Book review: “Why We Lost,” a general’s account of two wars, by Daniel Bolger 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Try candlelight and carrier pigeons -- much better for the plant. Israel’s Gas Offers Lifeline for Peace 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z But my timid scrunch-face puts me so behind the curve that I might as well start training carrier pigeons. Emoji: the first truly global language? 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Close-ish cousin to the carrier pigeon of World War I fame and to those ordinary pigeons that grace our urban parks? Over Solicitousness Masks An Uglier Side Of Character 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z They were treated not as potential customers, but as potential carrier pigeon. Backlash Against HTC Viral Video Reveals Important Truth About Marketing 2013-04-16T16:52:52Z Raising carrier pigeons, also called homing pigeons, is a popular hobby among Chinese. Chinese pigeon group stops races amid bird flu 2013-04-09T11:31:04Z They will become ubiquitous and start to disappear – like carrier pigeons. From Terminator to Toy Story: drones for a better tomorrow 2013-02-08T16:21:00Z In my day, we drew filthy pictures of ourselves on rosewater-soaked vellum and taped them to a carrier pigeon. If China lifts its game console ban, what will adults panic about next? 2013-01-30T08:30:03Z However, he downplayed his own role in reporting the conflict, saying, "I'm just a carrier pigeon that brings the message back home." McCullin in final front-line trip 2012-12-13T19:06:05Z Perhaps you worked on secret messages attached to carrier pigeons during World War II? The Lede Blog: Can You Crack the Secret Code From World War II? 2012-11-23T20:36:24Z There were other surprises, like a version of the vests that were placed on carrier pigeons and that had been designed by a New York brassiere-maker for Signal Corps paratroopers. City Room: In a Visit to an Exhibit, Recalling a Date With History in 1941 2012-10-05T18:04:46Z There may even be some carrier pigeon sharing option in there. Oops. 'Newsroom' Actress Tweets Nude Photo Of Herself. 2012-09-13T15:55:09Z Yet somehow our social lives survived that advance, and that of carrier pigeons and smoke signals before it. Absolving Silicon Valley of Their Social Media Sins 2012-08-06T16:05:40Z Turns out the hamper contained a carrier pigeon. EYES ON LONDON: Where's Bolt, and a golden binge 2012-08-02T13:21:10Z It seems Vodafone didn't spot it earlier because it uses carrier pigeons to send messages from Spain to Britain. Vodafone, this is a disgrace 2012-06-08T22:01:57Z It was in her mind to delay the visit to her unknown "hostess," and meanwhile to send out a message, like a carrier pigeon. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z There was one representing a starry night, another a tulip, and another a carrier pigeon with a letter at her neck. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z On the third floor is a hall dedicated to birds of New York City, including the extinct carrier pigeon. City Room: Year-End Visit 2011-12-17T00:18:18Z He strapped the canister to one leg of the carrier pigeon and released it. EYES ON LONDON: Where's Bolt, and a golden binge 2012-08-02T13:21:10Z He can pick the gold ornament neatly off the forehead of a young Hindu woman, or carry a note to a given place like a carrier pigeon. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z The department allows a visitor to see multiple inmates on the same day, a sort of human carrier pigeon flying from one prisoner to another. Crime Scene: For Visitors to Rikers With Sneaky Intentions, a Last Chance to Reconsider 2011-11-26T03:07:52Z A carrier pigeon flies, for a short time, at the rate of one hundred miles an hour, and some birds much faster. Lecture on Artificial Flight Given by request at the Academy of Natural Sciences 2011-11-24T03:00:42.240Z Has not the carrier pigeon an infinitely better sense of locality than we have? Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z “And were you the ‘carrier pigeon?’” asked Belle. The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways 2011-11-04T02:00:22.360Z His quickened sense is often as much entitled to be called instinct as is the divining power of the carrier pigeon. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z All round the ends of the twiglets, clustering beneath last year’s leaves, is first seen an excrescence, not unlike that on the beak of a carrier pigeon. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Haley is able to override calls he does not like via carrier pigeon. The Fifth Down: Week 2 N.F.L. Matchups 2011-09-16T13:00:34Z The Saracens had taken the victory to themselves, and had sent the news of their supposed triumph to Cairo by their carrier pigeons. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z I showed him the optic lobes in the brain of a blind mole, and then in that of a carrier pigeon, which sees its way over dizzy leagues to familiar places. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z The carrier pigeon will fly to its cote across hundreds of miles of strange country. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z Some carrier pigeons had been taken on board at Hobart, and they were liberated when the vessel was well within the ice limit. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Strapped to his back was a tiny pannier, inside of which were two frightened carrier pigeons. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z You must acknowledge that the best runner, the swiftest horse, the fastest express train, and the prize carrier pigeon, are all nowhere when compared with us electrons. Autobiography of an Electron Wherein the Scientific Ideas of the Present Time Are Explained in an Interesting and Novel Fashion 2011-06-19T02:00:25.633Z Division Commander von Stein was reading from a paper, which stated that the General had given information to the enemy by means of carrier pigeons. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z Cox's son, a lad of about nineteen, who was one of this gang, mentioned the white carrier pigeon, and he was desired to try all means to get it into his possession. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z "When I was throwing," he said, "you used to have to send out carrier pigeons so people around the other ballparks would know." Hitters beware! It's the Year of the Pitcher II 2011-05-10T22:14:32Z Not many years ago, a large number of carrier pigeons were taken from Holland to London. Little Robins' Love One to Another 2011-01-25T03:00:23.537Z "Maybe he sent me an e-mail but I never use computer, that's why, maybe, I missed it or maybe carrier pigeon got lost," Prokhorov said. Nets may be a joke but their owner gets it 2011-01-20T23:26:13Z Meet Colombia's newest drug mules: the carrier pigeons. Possession With Intent to Soar: Colombian Carrier Pigeon Caught Smuggling Drugs 2011-01-20T20:25:00Z They used the conduits to send small tubes, known as palomas, literally carrier pigeons, ingeniously stuffed with essentials such as bottled water, camping cots and chest straps to monitor their health. Chile Rescue: Science Aided by 'Miracle' 2010-10-14T04:08:00Z More than 300 people at the mine alone had worked on the rescue or to sustain them during their long wait by lowering rocket-shaped tubes dubbed "palomas," Spanish for carrier pigeons. Chile mine rescue nearly complete; all but 3 out 2010-10-13T23:22:00Z Crews had lowered packages dubbed "palomas," Spanish for carrier pigeons, with food and medicine for the weeks underground, and in the days before rescue they were sent razors and shaving cream. 28 miners free as Chile rescue goes off flawlessly 2010-10-13T21:08:00Z Perhaps the most ingenious device developed by rescuers is the paloma—or pigeon, as in carrier pigeon—a five-foot-long hollow cylinder that works like a pneumatic tube. Inventions Ease Plight of Trapped Miners 2010-10-01T02:47:00Z It’s one of those carrier pigeons that Uncle Jimmy Litchfield gave you.” The Law of Hemlock Mountain The chief means of sending letters out of Paris was the balloon post, and almost the only messages received within the city came by carrier pigeons. The Postage Stamp in War He made of his ardent thought for her a carrier pigeon with golden wings, which could travel swiftly as the light. Where the Path Breaks The design of Banner One is, on a blue shield, a carrier pigeon in full flight, with a message tied by a ribbon about its neck. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Often the machines go beyond the range of their necessarily limited wireless, and have to send back messages by carrier pigeons which are carried on the craft. Air Service Boys Over The Rhine Fighting Above The Clouds Yet Spurrier’s thought was not wholly and singly upon the adventure of timing the flight of a carrier pigeon. The Law of Hemlock Mountain News of these battles was carried north by carrier pigeons and telegraph, and the war spirit of the country was roused. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Release of the carrier pigeon could mean only that the island they were now passing was a lookout position, from which the people on the biggest island had now been notified of their arrival. The Pirates of Shan A carrier pigeon furnishes Nancy with a clue to a mysterious retreat. Happy House It is said that one poor fellow climbed into a tree and might have escaped, but the cracking of a branch betrayed his hiding place, and a soldier “dropped him like a little carrier pigeon.” Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 He knew that their best chance of making a valuable discovery lay in finding the place where the carrier pigeon had been released, to fly across the lines to its home loft. Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret It was but a carrier pigeon, Turlough; I have seen them used in Spain. Nuala O'Malley For, as he wrote in a letter sent by carrier pigeon, “he who is not summoned, comes not.” Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study It was apparent that Mr. Jefferson was depending upon the natural homing instinct of his carrier pigeons to bring him some message. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman "The announcement issued by the Press Bureau that carrier pigeons are to be used officially for certain purposes is an extremely interesting reversion to what we had regarded as almost premature ways of carrying news." Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 25, 1914 But you might as well have tried to wander a carrier pigeon. The Monkey That Would Not Kill Brian chuckled, guessing that Turlough was not the only one who had seen carrier pigeons used, and who had ascribed the thing to higher powers. Nuala O'Malley "Oh, there comes the carrier pigeon!" explained Grace. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue If they found out those were carrier pigeons and where they went, the trouble here might be deep indeed. The Saracen: The Holy War Yes, and a carrier pigeon travels much faster than a ship. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel She raised a storm, but I did not want any carrier pigeons on board. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders We do not fail to recognize at a glance the tall masts from which the banners of the republic floated in triumph, when the carrier pigeons brought news that "blind old Dandolo had captured Constantinople!" Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands It softened to a caress as she stooped to pick up the little carrier pigeon. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue If only we had Tilia here, with her carrier pigeons. The Saracen: The Holy War Silver Cloud all this time was hastening with the speed of a carrier pigeon, nearly due north. Doctor Jones' Picnic In such cases carrier pigeons could often be used to convey information across the otherwise impassable lines. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization The carrier pigeon is a special breed, larger than the common pigeon, with a long, slim neck, with a piece of naked skin across its bill and hanging down on each side. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892 They were on the other side of the island, but Ben had the carrier pigeons and we made up all kinds of outdoor games and he let me use all the yellow paper I wanted. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue In the middle of this shelling both sides firing hard at each other, one of my buglers has arrived with a carrier pigeon which was knocked down by a stone. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 Those loyal little servants of Government, carrier pigeons—went fluttering east, south and north, a missionary steamer was hastily requisitioned, and Sanders embarked for the scene of the disappearance. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country The homing power of the carrier pigeon appears to be a special development of a natural capacity, as is also its swiftness and endurance in flight. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization Sometimes flash signals would shoot across the sky, and at others a man at the "Metropole" corner of the G.P.O. would open a basket and release carrier pigeons, so complete was their organization. Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics By carrier pigeons, they had communicated with each other briefly, but since the departure, there had been no messages by the pigeons from Mitosin. Peter the Priest Now our numerous trenches having cut these wires, they have to depend on something else, and I believe that something to be carrier pigeons. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 Think of the Putney Peashooters' ladies meeting those of the Shoreditch Snipers at a small and early, and counting up the bag: five Saxons and a stretcher-bearer against four prisoners and a carrier pigeon. No Man's Land I enjoyed hearing about the Marconigrams when they came; it seemed like living in a tale by Stan's favourite, Jules Verne, to have messages come flying to us in mid-ocean, like invisible carrier pigeons. Lady Betty Across the Water HE carrier pigeon is remarkable for the degree in which it possesses the instinct and power of returning from a distance to its accustomed home. Chatterbox Stories of Natural History The Signal Corps must produce wire, telegraphs, telephones, switchboards, radio equipment, batteries, field glasses, photographic outfits, and carrier pigeons. Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. There was a cage of carrier pigeons that the detachment had brought with them, beautiful, soft-eyed creatures that had been thoroughly trained. Army Boys on the Firing Line or, Holding Back the German Drive But see here, where under the sun did you ever get carrier pigeons? Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat He departed from Paris in a balloon, and carrier pigeons were sent in the same way to take news to the provinces and bring back offers of assistance. Heroes of Modern Europe There's no name good enough," she replied—"unless—unless we name it for that carrier pigeon that was such a hero in the War. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date The photograph shows how the message is fixed to the carrier pigeon's leg, in the form of light rings. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told With us we had a telephone and a basket of carrier pigeons. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry One message was sent back by carrier pigeon, and a message received from the Brigadier read: 'Hold on. The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919 Carrier Pigeons.—When were carrier pigeons first used in Europe? Notes and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. But a carrier pigeon would have no such difficulty in returning. Chatterbox, 1905. They dropped carrier pigeons in boxes hoping some of them might fall into Major Whittlesey's hands and that by them he might send his location to the colonel. Winning a Cause World War Stories It looked hopeful that we might be our own carrier pigeons, or else—cease to exist. Everyman's Land You couldn't see it fifty fathoms away and then it would flash by you like a carrier pigeon. Curlie Carson Listens In A boy of some eighteen years was discovered in the loft, with a large number of carrier pigeons, which were immediately confiscated, and the boy was arrested. With The Immortal Seventh Division Here, on January 8th, 1793, he made a grand ascent, taking with him a number of carrier pigeons. Chatterbox, 1905. We have received news through a carrier pigeon that one of the postal balloons has reached Tours. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris There is far greater difference between a pouter and a carrier pigeon, than between a Caucasian and a Mongolian. What is Darwinism? But she was thinking about the carrier pigeon, and Victoria's advice. The Golden Silence One of the submarines was seen to send up a couple of carrier pigeons and at once a signal was flashed from the admiral that it had no right to do this. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War I don't believe there is a carrier pigeon within a hundred miles of here to take my message, so I think I shall have to entrust it to the crows. Billy Whiskers' Adventures When searched, they proved to be young German officers who had adopted that dress in order to conceal carrier pigeons which they were about to deliver in Brussels. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium "Gee, Red, I'm turning into a regular carrier pigeon." The Short Cut My sister has two carrier pigeons with her. The Golden Silence Ten thousand men were engaged in operating the hastily constructed telephone system; 3,000 carrier pigeons supplemented this work. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War His thoughts, like carrier pigeons, were always homing to her. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett Having opened with much caution a trap-door in the roof, he slipped an arm out and captured a carrier pigeon. Wandering Heath It enables the primitive man to find his way through the trackless forest, and the carrier pigeon to recover his mate and dwelling place from the distance of hundreds of miles away. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography I've called him, and my thoughts are stronger than the carrier pigeons. The Golden Silence Later he sent carrier pigeons to Halifax to bring home special news. The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict The device of the carrier pigeons is possibly an anachronism, and also the age of Herman. Tales of the Chesapeake It wanted a few minutes to five when a carrier pigeon came travelling across the zenith, shot downwards suddenly, and alighted on the roof. Wandering Heath The French have also found it necessary to search villages and casual wayfarers on the roads and to search for carrier pigeons. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 The little luggage they had brought went with them, and the basket containing the two carrier pigeons. The Golden Silence I almost wished I were a carrier pigeon, that I might devote myself hereafter to their service by bearing loving messages from them to their friends. Dickey Downy The Autobiography of a Bird Broad rose Zuydt River as the sail Above his periauger flew; Loud neighed the steed to snuff the gale; But Herman saw not, swift and pale, Two carrier pigeons, winging true North-east, across the blue. Tales of the Chesapeake "I am a carrier pigeon and carry messages." The Child's World Third Reader A law of the 3d of July, 1877, supplemented by a decree of the 15th of November, organized the application of carrier pigeons in France. Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 As much as I believe the carrier pigeon has it. The Redemption of David Corson News came to him as by a thousand carrier pigeons. Lewis Rand Suddenly two carrier pigeons were released aboard one of the captured submarines. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets Or, the Fall of the German Navy The principal means of communication are the telephone, telegraph, wireless, aeroplane, mounted messengers, autos and motorcycles; and at the front runners, visual signals, rockets and carrier pigeons. Military Instructors Manual With great pride Mr. P. showed me a basket of carrier pigeons, by which he assured me I could now communicate swiftly and safely with the garrison. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time If it be the Lord's will that other things befall, I will send the carrier pigeon with news. John of the Woods He often went to witness the departure of the balloons, which were sent up every other day from the station of the Northern Railway with a freight of despatches and carrier pigeons. The Downfall Yea, all the woods in Canada charred down to cinders would not be worth the one famed Brazilian diamond, though no bigger than the egg of a carrier pigeon. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I As the cart drew away a few carrier pigeons, which were released from the galleries, flew off City-ward to bear the tidings to Newgate. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Boys with eager, ingenuous faces bringing carrier pigeons—pretty creatures—and I had been told there was money in pigeons. Adopting an Abandoned Farm Glancing up, he saw the flash of snowy wings, and presently the carrier pigeon came fluttering down to his shoulder. John of the Woods Those of Mesopotamia are the most famous in the world, and the Babylonian carrier pigeon is employed even on ordinary occasions at Bagdad. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 553, June 23, 1832 Shall I say this to her?I am no carrier pigeon, Sir, by breed,But now, between her friends and persecutors,My life’s a burden. The Saint's Tragedy So she sent her carrier pigeon to ask the noble Strangers if they could send her a few mice—because she would be of age in a few days and then it wouldn't matter. The Story of the Treasure Seekers Van Mounen, they say the very carrier pigeons that brought news of relief to the besieged city are somewhere here in Leyden. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates He laid his head upon the feathers of the carrier pigeon and shed some bitter tears. John of the Woods The geographical locality, therefore, of the carrier pigeon, it is interesting to remember, is in the vicinity of those very mountains where the ark finally rested. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 553, June 23, 1832 I longed for wireless, a carrier pigeon, an aeroplane—anything to bridge over that space of half a dozen miles between me and the Russian lines. Greenmantle One carrier pigeon, apparently liberated 48 hours after the start, was shot, and two floating buoys with messages were found, but nothing more was heard of the explorers. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 As he rose to go, the man went on, still more suavely: "By the way, I have a very special reason why I should like a carrier pigeon." Chico: the Story of a Homing Pigeon The raven hopped to his feet with a scream of Joy, and the carrier pigeon, with a soft "Coo!" fluttered to his shoulder. John of the Woods With us the carrier pigeon is an exotic, and is now acclimated, or naturalized. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 553, June 23, 1832 The Prince also possessed carrier pigeons, and used them as a means of communication between his armies at Tripoli and at Antioch, so he was not ignorant of their consequence. The Strong Arm That work is not specified, and yet the two, like carrier pigeons on being let loose, make straight for their line of flight, and know exactly whither they are to go. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts How often since that time has the carrier pigeon, and still more frequently, the mind, flown over to this place! True Story of My Life Lo, this carrier pigeon bore my message bidding him to come,—not for my sake. John of the Woods In graceful volplanes the aëroplanes lit in the field like an alighting flight of carrier pigeons. The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly He's going to train carrier pigeons to rush the growler. The Sorrows of a Show Girl Living on their carrier pigeons, they continued on, moved by a desperate hope of finding someone. The Glands Regulating Personality During the holy war, when Acre was besieged by King Richard, Saladin habitually corresponded with the besieged by means of carrier pigeons. The Book of Household Management The carrier pigeon fluttered to the Hermit's shoulder. John of the Woods I have a service of posts which will carry news to you as quick as a carrier pigeon. Salute to Adventurers During this time letters had from time to time been brought into the town by carrier pigeons, the prince urging the citizens to persevere, and holding out hope of relief. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic At the words she turned towards her husband like a carrier pigeon winging for home. The Moccasin Maker When Greece was in its glory, carrier pigeons were used to convey to distant parts the names of the victors at the Olympian games. The Book of Household Management And while waiting to carry a message to the Hermit in the forest, the carrier pigeon loved to nestle in the arms of the young Princess, who grew prettier and prettier every day. John of the Woods One of the two carrier pigeons in their cage woke up and ruffled. In Secret PERSIA, estimation of pigeons in. -carrier pigeon of. -tumbler pigeon of -cats of. -sheep of. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 A carrier pigeon flies home, and so we say it "knows" the way. The Analysis of Mind Mr. Halifax, I have just had news by a carrier pigeon—my birds fly well—most important news for us and our party. John Halifax, Gentleman Then in the folds of his cloak he took the carrier pigeon. John of the Woods Then McKay took the dead carrier pigeon from the cage and tossed it on the moss. In Secret His mind was yet strangely clogged, and his thoughts and memories were returning to his brain one by one, like carrier pigeons over a stormy sea. Whirligigs The gas inspection centre at Berlin was given more responsibilities in the field and the protection of horses, dogs and carrier pigeons received great emphasis. The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war The carrier pigeon preened itself comfortably on the edge of the washstand. The Street of Seven Stars A carrier pigeon on a passage can achieve a high rate of speed, and Winn reefed again. The Night-Born Once on her window-sill Harmony found among the pigeons a carrier pigeon with a brass tube fastened to its leg. The Street of Seven Stars |
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